... elements for the prevention and control of respiratory outbreaks on cruise ships and large vessels with many crew include: active and/or passive surveillance using standard case definitions, use ...
... with the emergence of a new strain. 43 outbreaks were reported from 13 vessels. The highest attack rate was 48% for passengers and 19% for crew members. Two ferries showed higher attack rates in crew (13%) ...
... seafarers. The major categories that they highlighted were accidents and disasters at sea such as vessels foundering or colliding, falling into a hold, being swept overboard in rough seas, incorrect or ...
... with all of the biomechanical hazards listed above and the cut-off value at which the risk increases rapidly is 0.45 ms-2 rms. This information is potentially useful for the designers of smaller vessels ...
... sea vessels may arise from the following sources: - the propeller (periodic vibration) - the engine and ancillary machinery (periodic vibration) - the sea it self ...
... on vessels and quarantine arrangements to reduce the risk of importing diseases. Governments in the traditional maritime nations of Europe and North America became active in the regulation of safety ...
... regulatory and logistical factors. The state that a ship is registered to is its flag state. This state then has regulatory control over the commercial vessels registered under its flag. History The ...
... practice of dividing vessels into different classifications has changed. Classification Societies today have drawn up elaborate sets of technical requirements on how ships have to be designed and built ...
... History of P&I Clubs In the mid-18th century, ship-owners could insure their vessels with two hull insurance companies or Lloyds. At that time, there was no perceived need for liability insurance ...
NATALIE SHAW Recruitment Introduction Due to the global nature of shipping, seafarers are often recruited from developing countries to work onboard vessels flagged to another country that then sail ...
VIVEK MENON with contributions from BOB BRIDGER and MARGARETHA HOLTENSDOTTER LÜTZHÖFT Types of vessels There are many types of vessels depending on the type or cargoes carried and/or its purpose. ...
... for crew and passengers. The number of personnel in this department varies with the type of ship. Passenger vessels would have several members and ranks while a cargo ship may have only a couple of members ...
... have very little influence on the quality and diversity of their nutrition, especially during sea voyages on board merchant vessels travelling worldwide. Seafarers’ nutrition has often been described as ...
... sea-going merchant vessels and consists of up to 15 hours of training. MEDICAL FIRST AID (Model course 1.14) This model course provides more advanced first aid training aimed at those seafarers ...
... in emergencies. They do not include medicines needed for the long term treatment of disease, nor do they necessarily meet the needs of passenger vessels, in particular for the treatment of children International ...
... a triage area or an area to receive others from the sea or less well equipped vessels. The function and requirements of a sickbay will vary depending on the size and type of vessel. On a chemical tanker, ...
... in the content of medicine chests on different vessels The variations in medical knowledge, training and skills on board a ship The variation and limitations in the ship’s medical centre The role ...
... in needs to a place of safety. Maritime SAR may draw on all available assets in the area of maritime distress. Assets may include private and public actors including: vessels afloat in the area including ...
SUE STANNARD Introduction Although the evacuation of a seafarer or passenger from a ship is not a common occurrence on many vessels, it does occur. In 2017, Radio Medico Norway treated 1316 patients, ...